Coloured Typewriter with Floral Embellishments Card

A project from our live show CATCH UP with the Create Together Club - Inspiration Video 5 for Stamp A NOTE TO SAY - SHOW 29th Oct 21 · 29/10/2021 · watch it from 17:00

A beautiful card featuring a heat embossed and hand-coloured typewriter as the focal point, mounted over a textured blue and teal background. Decorative yellow flowers are layered on top to create dimension and draw the eye to the typewriter design.

You will need

Versafine Ink Pad - Onyx Black - 300921CSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Take your textured background card with the blue and teal ombre effect and mount it onto white cardstock. ▶ watch 17:00
2. Heat emboss the typewriter stamp in gold onto white cardstock ahead of time. ▶ watch 18:00
3. Colour the heat embossed typewriter using Gossip alcohol markers in colours R16 and R1. ▶ watch 27:15
4. Cut out the coloured typewriter carefully and mount it onto the textured background card. ▶ watch 19:00
5. Prepare flower stamps or dies and stamp or cut out several flower shapes in yellow tones. ▶ watch 19:15
6. Arrange the flowers around the top of the typewriter, building your composition as you go. ▶ watch 20:00
7. Apply foam pads to some flowers for dimension and glue others flat for variation. ▶ watch 20:45
8. Stamp a sentiment onto a small tab or strip of cardstock in black ink. ▶ watch 21:00
9. Position the sentiment tab amongst the flowers and secure with glue or foam pads. ▶ watch 21:30

Tips from the show

• Use alcohol markers to colour your heat embossed images for vibrant, blendable colour.
• Mix foam pads and flat gluing for flowers to create visual interest and dimension.
• Don't be afraid to use colour in your designs.

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